Gandaki in Pokhara, Nepal about 125 km on the banks of Gandaki river where Muktinath temple is situatedīahula, on the banks of Ajay river at Ketugram, 8 km from Katwa, Burdwan, West Bengal, India Manas, under Tibet at the foot of Mount Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of Stone Nepal, near Pashupatinath Temple at Guhyeshwari Temple Jwalamukhi, Kangra, India from Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi Road Station from there 20 km Sugandha, situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20 km from Barisal town, Bangladesh, on the banks of Sonda river.Īmarnath in Kashmir, India from Srinagar through Pahalgam 94 km by Bus, Chandanwari 16 km by walk Shivaharkaray, a little distance from Sukkur Station from Karachi, Pakistan Indrakshi (more commonly known as Nagapooshani in Tamil) Kanchipuram, Kamakshi temple, Kamakoti Peetam mentioned in Lalita Sahasram, Trishati, Astothram etc.
A few of the several accepted listings are given below. The Bengali almanac, Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika too describes the 52 peethas including the present modified addresses. The Shivacharita besides listing 52 maha-peethas, speaks about 26 more upa-peethas. According to the Pithanirnaya Tantra the 52 peethas are scattered all over India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet and Pakistan. Originated from the limbs of the Corpse of Mata Sati in the Satya Yuga.Īpart from these four there are 52 other famous Peethas recognised by religious texts. Dakhina Kalika (Mukha khanda) - Kolkata, West Bengal Kamakhya (Yoni khanda) - Near Guwahati, AssamĤ. Tara Tarini (Sthana Khanda,Purnagiri ,Breasts) - Near Berhampur, Orissaģ. Vimala (Pada Khanda) - inside the Jagannath temple of Puri, OrissaĢ. Some of the great religious texts like the Shiva Purana, the Devi Bhagavat the Kalika Purana and the AstaShakti recognize four major Shakti Peethas (centers) like,ġ. The various parts of the body fell at several spots all through the Indian subcontinent and formed sites which are known as Shakti Peethas today.Īt all Shakti Peethas, the Goddess Shakti is accompanied by Lord Bhairava (a manifestation of Lord Shiva). The other gods intervened to stop this dance, and the Vishnu 's weapon, or Sudarshana Chakra, cut through the corpse of Sati. Still immersed in grief, he picked up the remains of Sati's body, and danced the dance of destruction through the Universe. Sati was unable to bear her father's insults toward her husband, so Dakshayani (the other name of Sati meaning the daughter of Daksha) invoked her yogic powers and immolated herself.Įnraged at the insult and the injury, Shiva destroyed Daksha's sacrifice, cut off Daksha's head, and later replaced it with that of a male goat as he restored him to life due to prayers of all demi gods and Brahmaji. Shiva eventually allowed her to go escorted by his followers.īut Sati, being an uninvited guest, was not given any respect. She had expressed her desire to attend to Shiva who had tried his best to dissuade her from going. The fact that she was not invited did not deter Sati from attending the yagna. Daksha invited all the deities to the yagna except for Shiva and Sati. Daksha was angry because his daughter Dakshayani also known as Sati had married the 'yogi' God Shiva against his wish.
This goddess Sati is the incarnation of Gowri / Parvati, the benevolent goddess of harmony, marital felicity and longevity, with Durga, goddess of strength and valour, and with Mahakali, goddess of destruction of the evil.Īccording to legend, at some time in the Satya Yuga, Daksha performed a yagna (named Vrihaspati) with a desire to take revenge on Lord Shiva. They are sprinkled throughout the Indian subcontinent. The Shakti Peethas (holy places of cosmic power) are places of worship consecrated to the goddess Sati, the female principal of Hinduism and the main deity of the Shakta sect.
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